Jisc’s new principles of good assessment and feedback
byIn case you missed it, Jisc has recently published an excellent resource on the principles of good assessment and feedback. A UK not-for-profit organisation, Jisc…
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Online Communication: Scale, Scope and Simplicity in FASS1000
by2021 brought with it further challenges to teaching and new opportunities to reflect and learn. Centred on the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences…
Working with the wind
byTo be honest, my first years of unit co-ordination were somewhat of a challenge. Sweeping into the wind when all I had to do…
Collaborative assignments via Zoom: “It was a new experience but a good one.”
byIn Semester 1, 2020 among the many challenges with rapidly going online was how to modify complex assignments to achieve the same learning outcomes…
Scaling up use of SRES in semester 2, 2020
byThe ‘Student Relationship and Engagement System’ (SRES) was developed by teachers at Sydney to help other teachers personalise engagement with large student cohorts. By…
Welcoming students with SRES
byI started my tertiary education journey here at the University of Sydney. While I was fortunate enough to have somewhat of a soft landing…
Transforming practice and personalising feedback and engagement – at the inaugural SRESCon2019
byJoin over 100 educators from 7 universities on Tuesday 19 November 2019 to share good practice around personalising student learning using data. Specifically, we’ll be…
“Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement!”: Using SRES in a large, first-year sociology course
byWith over 500 students, lecturing shared among 5 co-coordinators, and 24 tutorials run by 10 tutors, reaching out to particular students in a first-year…
Improving feedback on written assignments in a large economics unit
byGood writing skills are a key job market attribute of university graduates. However, most junior units of study in economics do not provide writing…
Provide easy, efficient, and personalised feedback to your students
byThe SRES is an online tool developed by staff here at the University of Sydney that has helped hundreds of teachers provide large-scale personalised…